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Why did an absolute monarchy not work in 17th century England?

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How did the Reformation effect European interconnectivity in the 16th and 17th centuries? Did the two religious blocks develop into separate cultural, intellectual, economic, or political blocks as well?

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Where did Christians got idea that Hell is place of fire? When most of other underworlds are place of darkness and cold.

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How the fear of miscegenation become such a worry in American politics?

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Did the introduction of inheritance taxes in the United Kingdom lead to the breakup of the estates of landed gentry?

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To what extent was religion allowed in USSR during WW2

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In a 2017 BBC article, Yuval Noah Harari wrote that equity and humanist values only appeared in the 19th and 20th centuries because the elites needed educated masses following the Industrial Revolution. Is there any truth to this idea?

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Generally, how could walled European cities in the middle ages expand in area to accommodate increasing population sizes?

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Would a norse warrior still go to Valhall if they died a few days after battle from any wounds they got inflicted upon themselves?

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Tobacco had economic and spiritual to many indigenous peoples in the Americas. But do we know if any groups were aware of its addiction potential?

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Why did an absolute monarchy not work in 17th century England?	6
How did the Reformation effect European interconnectivity in the 16th and 17th centuries? Did the two religious blocks develop into separate cultural, intellectual, economic, or political blocks as well?	6
Where did Christians got idea that Hell is place of fire? When most of other underworlds are place of darkness and cold.	6
How the fear of miscegenation become such a worry in American politics?	6
Did the introduction of inheritance taxes in the United Kingdom lead to the breakup of the estates of landed gentry?	6
To what extent was religion allowed in USSR during WW2	6
In a 2017 BBC article, Yuval Noah Harari wrote that equity and humanist values only appeared in the 19th and 20th centuries because the elites needed educated masses following the Industrial Revolution. Is there any truth to this idea?	6
Generally, how could walled European cities in the middle ages expand in area to accommodate increasing population sizes?	6
Would a norse warrior still go to Valhall if they died a few days after battle from any wounds they got inflicted upon themselves?	6
Tobacco had economic and spiritual to many indigenous peoples in the Americas. But do we know if any groups were aware of its addiction potential?	6